Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FWUS46 KPQR 292104
AVGPQR
Avalanche Weather Guidance
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026
...Mount St. Helens...
Date Wednesday 09/30/26 Thursday 10/01/26
Time (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5p 8p 11p 2a 5a 8a 11a 2p 5p 8p 11p 2a 5a 8a 11a 2p 5p
Cloud Cover OV OV OV OV OV BK SC BK BK BK BK OV BK SC SC SC SC
Cloud Cover (%) 90 90 85 80 70 55 35 55 60 60 55 70 65 35 35 40 45
Temperature 44 44 47 47 44 42 45 48 47 43 43 44 44 45 51 53 53
Min/Max Temp 42 49 43 54
Wind Dir W W W W NW NW W W NW N N N NW W SW W W
Wind (mph) 2 3 5 6 6 4 1 2 2 2 4 6 6 5 2 2 1
Wind Gust (mph) 11 12
Precip Prob (%) 80 80 40 30 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Precip Type R R R R
6 Hour QPF 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
High End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 10.9 10.5 10.2 9.7 9.2 8.4 7.7 8.2 8.9 10.1 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.2
...Mount Hood...
Date Wednesday 09/30/26 Thursday 10/01/26
Time (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5p 8p 11p 2a 5a 8a 11a 2p 5p 8p 11p 2a 5a 8a 11a 2p 5p
Cloud Cover BK OV BK OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC
Cloud Cover (%) 55 80 70 75 70 65 45 45 50 40 45 45 55 40 30 30 35
Temperature 41 42 44 46 46 45 42 45 45 41 42 42 42 43 49 50 49
Min/Max Temp 40 47 41 52
Wind Dir W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W
Wind (mph) 13 13 14 12 10 6 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 3
Wind Gust (mph) 26 25 26 23 17 12 9 12 11 11 9
Precip Prob (%) 20 20 20 20 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Precip Type R R R R
6 Hour QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
High End Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 Hour Ice 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Snow Level (kft) 11.5 10.9 10.4 10.2 10.0 9.9 9.7 9.9 10.2 10.4 10.8 10.9 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.5
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--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain